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Memorandum from Nikias to Zenon via HGV-meta

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Inscriptions (1)

Inscription #1 · Greek · Greek

Transcription

ὑπόμνημα παρὰ Νικίου Ζήνωνι. ἀπεστείλαμεν εἰς Βοῦτον τοῦ Μεμφίτου πῶλον θηλυκὸν ἐπὶ χόρτον ἑβδόμηι. ἀποπηδᾶι τῆι ὀγδόηι ἐπιζη τῶν τὴντὴμ μητέρα. ἀπῆλθε δὲ τὴν ὁδὸν ἧι εἰώθειἠώθει πορεύεσθαι. λαβόντες οἱ φυλακῖται οἱ ἀπὸ Σιμυρὰ ἀπέκλεισαν αὐτόν. ἐδί ωξεν φυλακίτης ἐκἐγ Βούτου καὶ σύγγαμβρός τίς μου κατὰ τὸ ἴχνος. ἐλθόντες οὖν ἐπελά βοντο τοῦ ὑποζυγίου. παραγενο μένου Νουμηνίου τοῦ φυλακί του, προσαπήγαγεν αὐτούς. δέομαι οὖν σου, εἴ σοι δοκεῖ, γρά ψαι αὐτῶι περὶ τούτων. εὐτύχει.

Translations (1)

EN scholarly
Memorandum from Nikias to Zenon. We sent a mare to pasture in Boutos of the Memphite nome on the seventh. On the eighth, she ran off, seeking her mother. She left the path on which she was accustomed to travel. The phylakitai from Simyra, seizing her, shut her up. A phylakitês from Boutos and a brother-in-law of mine followed her tracks. Finding her, they took possession of her; but when the phylakitês Noumenios arrived, he arrested them. Therefore, I ask that you, if it seems best, write to him about these matters. Farewell. (J. Bauschatz, Law and Enforcement, p. 56)

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